Karl Muru (1 January 1927 Pikkjärve, Kaarepere Parish (now Jõgeva Parish) â 30 May 2017) was an Estonian literary scholar and literary critic.
In 1958 he graduated from the University of Tartu. Since 1958 he taught at Tartu University, and became a professor there in 1978.
His major work was the Estonian poetry anthology "Sõnarine".
In 2002, he was awarded with the Order of the White Star, IV class.