Andreas Hofgaard Winsnes (25 October 1889 – 9 July 1972) was a Norwegian literary historian and educator.

[2][1] In 1937, Winsnes became a lecturer in German literature and was appointed professor at the University of Oslo in the same year.

In 1953, he was among the founders of the Norwegian Academy (Det Norske Akademi for Språk og Litteratur).

He held the position of professor of philosophical language analysis at the University of Oslo until he took leave in 1959.

Consisting of four volumes which were published between 1924 and 1937, this was a collaborative work with Francis Bull, Fredrik Paasche and Philip Houm.