Reichard was born in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania.
In 1911, he received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
From 1924 to 1948, Reichard was a professor of German at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
[1] He also portrayed the character of Der Assabe Mumbauer on the popular Pennsylvania German dialect radio program, Assabe and Sabina from 1944 to 1955.
[1] For his work, Reichard was awarded a citation by the Pennsylvania German Society in 1950.