Johan Fredrik Paasche (born Amundsen; 3 February 1886 – 1 September 1943) was a Norwegian educator, author and literary historian.

[1] Johan Fredrik Amundsen was born in Bindal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

[3] He co-edited the series Norsk litteraturhistorie, planned jointly with Francis Bull from 1911, of which he wrote volume one (on Norway's and Iceland's literature until the end of the Middle Ages, published from 1923 to 1926) and volume three (on Norwegian literature from 1814 to the 1850s, published from 1927 to 1932).

Ibsens nationalromantiske digtning (1908), Luther (1917), Goethe (1918), Kong Sverre (1920), Snorre Sturlason og Sturlungerne (1922) and Landet med de mørke skibene (1938).

He died in Uppsala, Sweden and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund in Oslo.