DALLAS — Lyda Hill, who previously pledged her entire fortune to “philanthropy and scientific research,” was named one of the most influential philanthropists by TIME Magazine.
Hill, whose the granddaughter of an oil tycoon and daughter of philanthropist Margaret Hunt Hill, derived her fortune from her travel business, real estate and investments, according to TIME.
“Because I have a fervent belief that science is the answer to many of life’s ‘impossibilities,’ I made the decision long ago to donate the entirety of my estate to philanthropy and scientific research,” Hill wrote to the Giving Pledge…