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A longtime member of the philosophy faculty at McGill University (although originally a physics professor in Argentina), Professor Bunge wrote widely in philosophy of science An obituary from a newspaper in his native Argentina is here (in Spanish). I will add links to other memorial notices as they appear.
(Thanks to Marcos Picchio for the pointer.)
UPDATE: There's a longer account of his life and work here. (Thanks to David Rosenthal for the pointer.)
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