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RHEA. 92 Excellent portraits and descriptions of the three forms may be found in the Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, vol. iv. (18ti2). Consult also: Darwin, A Nalunilist's Vonagc (London, 18(i0) ; Sclatcr and Hudson, Ar'ijcnline OrnithoUxiij (il>.. 188!)). RHEA, or RAMIE, FIBRE. See Ramie. RHEGIUM, re'ji-um. The ancient name of a city of -Magna Grascia, Italy, now known as Reg- gio di Cahiluia (q.v.) . RHEGIUS, re'ji-us (Latinized form of his family name. Ilicycr ; the form Regius, as if from Kiiniy, king, is incorrect), Ukbanus (1489-1541). A Protestant Reformer. He was born at Lange- nargen, on Lake Constance, studied at Freiburg, and at first was professor of rhetoric and poetry at Ingolstadt ; later he turned to theology, entered the priesthood of the Catholic Church, and became a doctor of theology at Hasel. In 1520 his views underwent a change and while cathedral preacher at Augsburg he wrote satirical pieces against the Church and openly preached Lutheran views. In 1521 he was removed, but in 1524 was again preacher in Augsburg, and so remained till the diet held there in 1530. When the Emperor had silenced the evangelical preachers of the city, he entered the service of Ernest, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, and removed to Celle, where he died. In the Eueharistic controversy he wavered, but finally decided for Lutheran views. His Latin works ap- peared at Nuremberg in 1561, three parts; his (ierman in four parts, in 1562 ; again at Frank- fort, 1577. Of these works the best known are: FormulwCaute Loquendi (1535; in German, 1536; last ed. by Steinmetz, Celle, 1880) ; Dialogue von der trostreichen Predigt (1537), a devotional work much read even in the seventeenth cen- tury: De Restitutione Regni Israelitici (1536; Ger. trans. ) . Consult his Life by Uhlhorn ( Elber- feld, 1861); and Steitz, Die Theologic des Ur- bdnuf: Regius, speziell sein Verhiiltnis zu Luther tindzu Za-ingli, 1521-23 (Gotha, 1898). RHEIDT, rit. A town of Prussia. See Rheydt. RHEIMS, or REIMS, remz, Fr. pron. raNs. The capital of an arrondissement in the Depart- ment of Marne. France, situated on the Vesle, 107 miles by rail east-northeast of Paris (Map: France, L 2 ) . The vine-clad Montague de Rheims and adjacent hills rise on the south and west, and detached forts at various points surround the city. The niediiBval ramparts have been re- placed by tree-lined boulevards, but some of the ancient gateways have been preserved, of which the most noteworthy is the Porte de Paris. The town is well built, the material used being lime- stone, of the district, which, with the prevalence of the older style of domestic architecture, gives the place a picturesque appearance. There are many quaint old houses. The most striking pub- lic building is the thirteenth-century cathedral, which, although it still lacks the towers of the original design, is one of the finest extant speci- mens of Gothic architecture. It is 453 feet long. The elaborate west facade has 500 statues and a splendid rose window, and is fianked by two towers. Scarcely less beautiful is the north portal, with its seviliitures. The cathedral is fa- mous as the church in which the French kings were crowned. The eleventh-century Romanesque Abbey Church of Saint Remy is of nearly equal RHEINE. size. Other interesting l)uildings are the hospital occupying the ancient Abbey of Saint Remy. the fifteenth-century archiepiscopal palace with a museum of .sculpture, and a handsome hutel-de- ville, begun in 1627, containing the puldic mu- seum and library of over 80.000 volumes. The Porta Maitis, a Roman relic, is a fine triple triumphal arch of the fourth century in a fair state of preservation. The chief modern educa- tional institutions are the lyceum and a prepara- tory school of medicine and pharmacy. Rheims is one of the principal entrepots for tiie wines of Champagne. It is a great centre of woolen man- ufactures. Rheims is built on the site of Durocortorum, or Civitas Remorum, the capital of the Remi. On the ]Montagne de Rheims, south of the city, are a number of Gallo-Roman remains. Under the Frank rule Rheims was a place of much im- portance, and it acquired a religious interest from its having been the scene of the baptism of Clovis and his chief officers by the Bishop, .Saint Remy, in 496. In the eighth century it became the seat of an archbishopric, and from 1179, in which year Philip Augustus was solemnly crowned there, it was the place for the coronation of the kings of France down to the time of Charles X. The town sufl'ered severely during the campaign of 1814, and on September 4, 1870. was occupied by the Germans. Population, in 1901, 108,385. Consult: Marlot, Histoire de Reims (Rheims, 1843-45) ; Justinus, Reims, la ville des sacres (Paris, 1860) ; Gosset, Cathedrals de Reims (ib., 1894). RHEINBABEN, rin'ba-ben, Georg, Baron vcm (18.55 — ). A Prussian statesman, born at Frauk- fort-on-the-Oder. He studied law and political science at Heidelljerg and Berlin, became referen- dary at the district court at Erfurt, in 1877, government assessor in Schleswig. in 1882. was appointed to an assistant position in the Minis- ti'v of Finance in 1885, and promoted rapidlV to higher offices until, in 1S96, lie became pi-esident of the Government board at Diisseldorf. JIade Prussmn Minister of State and Secretary of the Interior in 1899, he succeeded Miguel as Minister of Finance in 1901. RHEINBERGER, rln'beiK-er, Joseph (1839- 1901). A Cierman organist and composer, born in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. He received the greater part of his musical education at the Royal School of JIusie, Munich, where he subsequently taught the organ, counterpoint, and composition. He was organist of Saint Michael, con- ductor of the Oratorio Society, repetitor at the Court Opera, and Court kapellmeister, and he was regarded as one of the great- est theory and organ teachers of his time. His music is essentially German in character, but somewhat too heavy to be popular. His organ sonatas and other compositions for that instru- ment are especial favorites in America. His compositions include: Christophorus, oratorio: Toggenhurg and VTaldmorgen, cantatas: Kiinig Erich, ballad for chorus with pianoforte; yvittekind, and Das Thai des Espingo. chorus; the Wnllrtistriii and Florentine symphonies; over- tures, pianoforte, chamber, organ, and orchestral music; and the opei'as Die siehen Rahen (1896) and Tiirmers Tochterlein. RHEIUE, rl'ne. A town in the Province of Westphalia, Prussia, on the Ems, at the head