Paul Flora (6 June 1922 – 15 May 2009) was an Austrian caricaturist, graphic artist, and illustrator, known for his black ink line drawings.
He worked for British newspapers The Times and The Observer as well as for Germany's Die Zeit".
From 1942 to 1944 Flora studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich under the Norwegian draftsman and painter Olaf Gulbransson, who worked for the political magazine Simplicissimus.
"To many observers of the Austrian and German art scene, Paul Flora appears to have weathered many storms on his stony path to becoming well known for his characteristic black ink line drawings.
Asteroid 85411 Paulflora, discovered by Erich Meyer and Erwin Obermair in 1996, was named in his honor.